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Alterface S.A.

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Alterface S.A.   Axis Technology Park
Rue Edouard Berlin, 5
B-1435 Mont-Saint-Guibert
BELGIUM

Tel : +32 10 480060
Fax : +32 10 480069
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Email : alterface@alterface.com

Alterface, a spin-off company based at the Université catholique de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium), after years of European research at the Telecommunications and Remote Sensing Laboratory, has been in business since 2001. 

Alterface S.A. offers a range of interactive multimedia systems, innovative and life-like, recreational and educational for museums, science centers, and amusement parks.

Combining innovation and industrial quality, Alterface has developed the Salto™ software driver, a sturdy interactive systems management tool, designed to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in public spaces.

In the interest of offering a comprehensive service to its customers, Alterface is able to take on all the stages involved in the successful completion of a project, as the company has not only a design-engineering department, but also a research & development department and a content integration department. We have a complete High Definition video publishing unit, as well as a render farm, dedicated to High Definition 3D rendering.

Our team can meet challenges of any kind, whether it has to do with technology, content, or interactivity. For its productions, Alterface owns patents on its innovative technology. Visionary as far as the future is concerned, Alterface also invests in various research fields, at the European level, in order to supply its customers with ever richer and more natural interactive solutions.



Activities

Alterface implements new communications and entertainment modes which allow users to delve into the information and to interact intuitively with it. In order to do so, Alterface has extremely extended know-how in the field of data processing display and signal processing (picture and sound) in real time, as well as the production of spectacular and video-realistic content.

 
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Dec. 14th, 2009 3D/4D Theatre: Alterface's technology wins an IAAPA award
3D/4D Theatre: AlterfaceFrom 17 to 20 November 2009, the IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) Attractions Expo took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, USA. For the first time ever, the world's biggest event in this sector was held in the capital of gambling and entertainment.
Dec. 10th, 2009 3D/4D Theatre: Alterface moves into its new offices
3D/4D Theatre: Alterface moves into its new officesAlterface now has a new tool that will enable the company to serve its clients better while being more productive.
Oct. 29th, 2009 3D/4D Theatre : theHouse, the first-ever 5D interactive haunted house, has opened its doors in Branson, Missouri
 3D/4D Theatre : theHouse, the first-ever 5D interactive haunted house, has opened its doors in Branson, MissouriThe attraction combines the know-how of Alterface and Clostermann Design within a set packed with screens, special effects and animatronics.
Oct. 11th, 2009 3D/4D Theatre: A very positive EAS for Alterface
3D/4D Theatre: A very positive EAS for AlterfaceAlterface's interactive technology earned a big success at the Euro Attractions Show. If some of the visitors discovered for the first time the many interactive possibilities Alterface's technology is capable of, it was also a pleasure to welcome our actual customers dropping by to see us in Amsterdam. Their comments and return on experience are always very positive and they don't hesitate to share their success with colleagues on our booth.
Sept. 22nd, 2009 3D/4D Theatre: Alterface has the pleasure to invite you at the EAS convention in Amsterdam to discover the future of interactivity.
3D/4D Theatre: Alterface has the pleasure to invite you at the EAS convention in Amsterdam to discover the future of interactivity.Thrilling experiences will unfold while testing our brand new ideas and developments.
Apr. 20th, 2009 The 25th ‘Desperados’ from Alterface will open its doors on the continent of Africa!
The 25th ‘Desperados’ from Alterface will open its doors on the continent of Africa!Presented for the first time in 2006, the ‘Desperados’ Interactive Cinema title is available in nine languages and is being played 24 hours a day, as it is now installed all over the world. The landmark 25th installation has now been reached, following the announcement of a Desperados to be located in Héliopolis, near Cairo, Egypt. This will be Alterface’s first installation in Africa.
Mar. 18th, 2009 Alterface and Clostermann Design are to present the latest developments in their ambitious project for an interactive haunted house at the National Haunt & Attractions Show
Alterface and Clostermann Design are to present the latest developments in their ambitious project for an interactive haunted house at the National Haunt & Attractions Show Alterface and Clostermann Design presented at the last IAAPA fair, in November 2008 in Orlando, their joint project for an interactive haunted house. Four months later, the project has become a reality and the National Haunt & Attractions Show will offer the two partners an opportunity to provide some details on it.
Nov. 25th, 2008 Alterface and Clostermann Design join forces to create a new type of haunted house
Alterface and Clostermann Design join forces to create a new type of haunted house Combining Clostermann Design’s recognized know-how in the construction of animatronics and themed scenery with Alterface’s expertise in interactivity, this interactive haunted house aims to offer fans of this type of popular attraction some thrilling new sensations.
Nov. 13th, 2008 The technology for tomorrow’s Interactive Dark Rides is now available from Alterface
The technology for tomorrow’s Interactive Dark Rides is now available from Alterface  At the IAAPA Attractions Expo 2008 in Orlando, Alterface will present a new technology that opens the way for smart interactivity in Dark Rides. Thanks to its unique approach to video detection of targets, this portable, simple, reliable, flexible and affordable technology will revolutionize Dark Ride scenarios and scenery.
Oct. 15th, 2008 4D Theater: 100% satisfaction for the new interactive CinemAction title from Alterface!
4D Theater: 100% satisfaction for the new interactive CinemAction title from Alterface!The latest interactive 4D attraction was launched this Summer at the Bioscope park in France. Mission Océan is a sea safari based on the principle of CinemAction, developed exclusively by Alterface.
Oct. 2nd, 2008 4D Theater: Pirate's Plunder, the latest treasure in the Alterface catalogue
4D Theater: PirateAfter the great acclaim it garnered at the trade fairs held in Dubai and Macao, Alterface’s new CinemAction interactive cinema title "Pirate's Plunder" was presented for the first time in Europe, at the EAS 2008 fair in Munich, and wil also be shown in the United States at the IAAPA in Orlando
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